unbox
"unbox" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unbox” is uncommon English (frequency #94,381 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,381
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove from a box.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unbox · unbox · English
unbox · rank #94,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,381
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unction
Nearest frequency peer: unction (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “unbox”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unbox
unbox
5,620 corpus weight
- unction
unction
5,619 corpus weight
- undeliverab…
undeliverable
5,618 corpus weight
- understudied
understudied
5,617 corpus weight
- unfastened
unfastened
5,616 corpus weight
- unframed
unframed
5,615 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unbox” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unbox |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #94,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unbox” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unbox is uncommon English at frequency #94,381 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unbox, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + box. The correct English form is unbox, spelled U-N-B-O-X.
Definition
- 1To remove from a box.
- 2To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unbox appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The booksellers' tasks were to unbox, shelve, and handle cash.
Clips in which children’s toys are unboxed are some of the most popular videos on YouTube.
Etymology
From un- + box.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).